Hospital Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
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Rule Summary
This final rule applies to any existing or new hospital ethylene oxide sterilization facility that is an area source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). The owner or operator of an existing area source must comply with this area source National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) by December 29, 2008. The owner or operator of a new area source must comply with this area source NESHAP by December 28, 2007 or upon initial startup, whichever is later.
Rule History
12/28/2007 – Final Rule
11/06/2006 – Proposed Rule
Additional Resources
Fact Sheets: Proposed and Final Air Toxics Standards for Hospital Sterilizers
View the supporting documents in the docket folder to find additional related documents to this rule.
Related Rules:
Alternative Control Technology Document: Ethylene Oxide Sterilization/Fumigation Operations
Compliance
Example Initial Notification of Compliance Status: National Emission Standards for Hospital Ethylene Oxide Sterilization (40 CFR 63, subpart WWWWW)(2 pp, 79 K, August 2008)
Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and provides a data base of memoranda dealing with applicability issues. The database is searchable by Subpart.